Dashain 2026 in Kathmandu: Events & Things to Do
Dashain is Nepal's biggest festival — fifteen days honouring the goddess Durga, capped by the tika and jamara on Vijaya Dashami when families gather across generations. Kathmandu empties as people head home; kites fill the sky and ping (bamboo swings) go up in the courtyards.
Browse the full Nepal festival calendar, or see everything on across Kathmandu this week.
Dashain events in Kathmandu
About Dashain in Kathmandu
Dashain is Nepal's biggest festival — fifteen days honouring the goddess Durga, capped by the tika and jamara on Vijaya Dashami when families gather across generations. Kathmandu empties as people head home; kites fill the sky and ping (bamboo swings) go up in the courtyards.
Dashain peaks in October, and in 2026 the main day falls on Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Because it moves with the calendar each year, the surrounding events — dinners, concerts, cultural nights and parties — tend to appear in the weeks just before. If the grid above is quiet, it simply means we're out of season: bookmark this page and check back as October nears.
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